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Gordon v. United States

347 U.S. 909 · Decided February 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Gordon v. United States was decided on February 8, 1954 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
347 U.S. 909 · 74 S. Ct. 473 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 1067 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2431
Docket number
318
Decided
February 8, 1954
Argued
January 11, 1954
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Per curiam (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Robert H. JacksonMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority

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Gordon et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1953-087, docket 1953-087-01.

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